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 CONVERSATION CARDS  CARDS SPADES  HEARTS  CLUBS  DIAMONDS ACE Describe your dream date. What did you have for dinner last night? What is your address in English? If you could have a pet, what kind would you have? KING Describe how to make hamburgers. What did you have for lunch today? What time do you usually get up? If you had a million dollars what would you spend it on? QUEEN Describe your family. What is your favorite sport? Why? Where did you go for your last vacation? If you could meet any person in the world who would it be and why? JACK Describe your favorite type of movie. What did you do last night? Where and when were you born? If you could change something about your school what would it be? TEN Describe your dream house. What type of music do you like? Why? Why are you studying English? If you had to live in another country which one would you choose? NINE Describe your bedroom. What is your favorite game? Why? Which do you prefer, summer or winter, and why? If you could do anything in the world what would you do? EIGHT Describe your best friend. What does your mother do? Which magazines do you like to read? If you could speak three languages well, what would they be? SEVEN Describe what you had for breakfast today. What does your father do? How many hours do you usually sleep at night? If you were rich, what would you do? SIX Describe your English teacher. What is your favorite subject at school? Why? Do you like to go shopping? Why? If you had to spend a day alone at home, what would you do? FIVE Describe the difference between a dog and a cat. What is the one thing you would like to change about yourself? How often do you go to the movies? If everyone in the world suddenly disappeared, what would you do? FOUR Describe your hometown. What is your favorite TV program? Why? What was the last movie you saw? If you could choose how old you were, how old would you be and why? THREE Describe your favorite hobby. What do you do in your free time? Would you like to travel to other countries? Why? If you could choose any meal you wanted, what would it be? TWO Describe how to play this game. What did you do last weekend? How many friends do you have and who are they? If you found $100,000 what would you do? Directions: Choose a card from the deck, find the question, then answer it! The other students in your group will give you points. At the end, the person with the most points wins.  Scoring: A really good answer: 4 points A good answer: 3 points A so-so answer: 2 points A poor answer: 1 point No answer: 0 points Adapted from “Talking Cards” by Michael J. Brown, Internet TESL Journal, Vol. IV, No. 8, August 1998 http://iteslj.org/Lessons/Brown-TalkingCards.html  

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CONVERSATION CARDS

CARDS ♠ SPADES ♠ ♥ HEARTS ♥ ♣ CLUBS ♣ ♦ DIAMONDS ♦

ACE Describe your dreamdate.

What did you have for dinner last night?

What is your address inEnglish?

If you could have a pet,what kind would you have?

KING Describe how tomake hamburgers.

What did you have for lunch today?

What time do you usually getup?

If you had a million dollarswhat would you spend it

on?

QUEEN Describe your family. What is your favoritesport? Why?

Where did you go for your lastvacation?

If you could meet anyperson in the world whowould it be and why?

JACKDescribe your favorite type of movie.

What did you do lastnight?

Where and when were youborn?

If you could changesomething about your school what would it be?

TEN Describe your dreamhouse.

What type of music doyou like? Why?

Why are you studyingEnglish?

If you had to live in another country which one wouldyou choose?

NINE Describe your

bedroom.

What is your favorite

game? Why?

Which do you prefer, summer

or winter, and why?

If you could do anything inthe world what would youdo?

EIGHT Describe your bestfriend.

What does your mother do?

Which magazines do you liketo read?

If you could speak threelanguages well, what wouldthey be?

SEVENDescribe what youhad for breakfasttoday.

What does your father do?

How many hours do youusually sleep at night?

If you were rich, whatwould you do?

SIX Describe your English teacher.

What is your favoritesubject at school?Why?

Do you like to go shopping?Why?

If you had to spend a dayalone at home, what wouldyou do?

FIVE

Describe the

difference between adog and a cat.

What is the one thing

you would like tochange about yourself?

How often do you go to themovies?

If everyone in the world

suddenly disappeared,what would you do?

FOUR Describe your hometown.

What is your favorite TVprogram? Why?

What was the last movie yousaw?

If you could choose howold you were, how oldwould you be and why?

THREE Describe your favorite hobby.

What do you do in your free time?

Would you like to travel toother countries? Why?

If you could choose anymeal you wanted, whatwould it be?

TWO Describe how to playthis game.

What did you do lastweekend?

How many friends do youhave and who are they?

If you found $100,000 whatwould you do?

Directions: Choose a card from the deck, find the question, then answer it!

The other students in your group will give you points. At the end, the person with the most points wins. Scoring:

A really good answer: 4 pointsA good answer: 3 pointsA so-so answer: 2 pointsA poor answer: 1 pointNo answer: 0 points

Adapted from “Talking Cards” by Michael J. Brown, Internet TESL Journal, Vol. IV, No. 8, August 1998http://iteslj.org/Lessons/Brown-TalkingCards.html

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Scoring:

A really good answer: 4 pointsA good answer: 3 pointsA so-so answer: 2 pointsA poor answer: 1 pointNo answer: 0 points

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